Etymology

domoic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to domoic acid or its derivatives Full definition →

Japanese ドウモイ
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The story

  1. Japanese · borrowed fromドウモイ“a red alga”
  2. English todaydomoic

Borrowed from Japanese ドウモイ (“a red alga”) + -ic.

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